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1 MCSD Pacing Guide SIXTH GRADE SCIENCE 1 st Nine Weeks CONTENT STRANDS: Inquiry Physical Science Life Science Earth and Space Science COMPETENCIES AND OBJECTIVES: LIFE SCIENCE 6.3 Explain the organization of living things, the flow of matter and energy through ecosystems, the diversity and interactions among populations, and the natural and human-made pressures that impact the environment. b. Compare and contrast structure and function in living things to include cells and whole organisms. (DOK 2) Hierarchy of cells, tissues, organs, and organ systems to their functions in an organism Vascular and nonvascular plants, flowering and non-flowering plants, deciduous and coniferous trees d. Describe and summarize how an egg and sperm unite in the reproduction of angiosperms and gymnosperms. (DOK 1) The path of the sperm cells to the egg cell in the ovary of a flower The structures and functions of parts of a seed in the formation of a plant and of fruits 7.3 Distinguish the characteristics of living things and explain the interdependency between form and function using the systems of the human organism to illustrate this relationship. d. Compare and contrast reproduction in terms of the passing of genetic information (DNA) from parent to offspring. (DOK 2) Sexual and asexual reproduction e. Compare and contrast how organisms obtain and utilize matter and energy. (DOK1) 6 th Grade Revised 2011 Page 1
2 How organisms use resources, grow, reproduce, maintain stable internal conditions (homeostasis) and recycle waste How plants break down sugar to release stored chemical energy through respiration 8.3 Compare and contrast the structure and functions of the cell, levels of organization of living things, basis of heredity, and adaptations that explain variations in populations. INQUIRY b. Compare and contrast the major components and functions of different types of cells. (DOK 2) Differences in plant and animal cells ** differences AND similarities, NOT functions of parts 6.1 Conduct a scientific investigation utilizing appropriate process skills. a. Design and conduct an investigation that includes predicting outcomes, using experimental controls, and making inferences. (DOK 3) b. Distinguish between qualitative and quantitative observations and make inferences based on observations. (DOK 3) c. Use simple tools and resources to gather and compare information (using standard, metric, and non-standard units of measurement). (DOK 1) Tools (e.g., English rulers [to the nearest one-sixteenth of an inch], metric rulers [to the nearest millimeter], thermometers, scales, hand lenses, microscopes, balances, clocks, calculators, anemometers, rain gauges, barometers, hygrometers, telescopes, compasses, spring scales) Types of data (e.g., linear measures, mass, volume, temperature, time, area, perimeter) Resources (e.g., Internet, electronic encyclopedias, journals, community resources, etc.) d. Analyze data collected from a scientific investigation to construct explanations and draw conclusions. (DOK 3) e. Communicate scientific procedures and conclusions using diagrams, charts, tables, graphs, maps, written explanations, and/or scientific models. (DOK 2) f. Evaluate the results or solutions to problems by considering how well a product or design met the challenge to solve a problem. (DOK 3) g. Infer explanations for why scientists might draw different conclusions from a given set of data. (DOK 2) h. Recognize and analyze alternative explanations and predictions. (DOK 2) 6 th Grade Revised 2011 Page 2
3 SIXTH GRADE SCIENCE 2 nd Nine Weeks CONTENT STRANDS: Inquiry Physical Science Life Science Earth and Space Science COMPETENCIES AND OBJECTIVES: LIFE SCIENCE 6. 3 Explain the organization of living things, the flow of matter and energy through ecosystems, the diversity and interactions among populations, and the natural and human-made pressures that impact the environment. a. Describe and predict interactions (among and within populations) and the effects of these interactions on population growth to include the effects on available resources. (DOK 2) How cooperation, competition and predation affect population growth Effects of overpopulation within an ecosystem on the amount of resources available How natural selection acts on a population of organisms in a particular environment via enhanced reproductive success e. Construct a diagram of the path of solar energy through food webs that include humans and explain how the organisms relate to each other. (DOK 2) Autotrophs and heterotrophs, producers, consumers and decomposers Predator/prey relationships, competition, symbiosis, parasitism, commensalisms, mutualism 7.3 Distinguish the characteristics of living things and explain the interdependency between form and function using the systems of the human organism to illustrate this relationship. a. Assess how an organism s chances for survival are influenced by adaptations to its environment. (DOK 2) The importance of fungi as decomposers Major characteristics of land biomes (e.g., tropical rainforests, temperate rainforests, deserts, tundra, coniferous forests/taiga, and deciduous forests) Adaptations of various plants to survive and reproduce in different biomes 8.3 Compare and contrast the structure and functions of the cell, levels of organization of living things, basis of heredity, and adaptations that explain variations in populations. 6 th Grade Revised 2011 Page 3
4 a. Analyze how adaptations to a particular environment (e.g., desert, aquatic, high altitude) can increase an organism s survival and reproduction and relate organisms and their ecological niches to evolutionary change and extinction. (DOK 3) e. Explain energy flow in a specified ecosystem. (DOK 2) Populations, communities, and habitats Niches, ecosystems and biomes Producers, consumers and decomposers in an ecosystem 6 th Grade Revised 2011 Page 4
5 INQUIRY 6.1 Conduct a scientific investigation utilizing appropriate process skills. d. Design and conduct an investigation that includes predicting outcomes, using experimental controls, and making inferences. (DOK 3) e. Distinguish between qualitative and quantitative observations and make inferences based on observations. (DOK 3) f. Use simple tools and resources to gather and compare information (using standard, metric, and non-standard units of measurement). (DOK 1) Tools (e.g., English rulers [to the nearest one-sixteenth of an inch], metric rulers [to the nearest millimeter], thermometers, scales, hand lenses, microscopes, balances, clocks, calculators, anemometers, rain gauges, barometers, hygrometers, telescopes, compasses, spring scales) Types of data (e.g., linear measures, mass, volume, temperature, time, area, perimeter) Resources (e.g., Internet, electronic encyclopedias, journals, community resources, etc.) d. Analyze data collected from a scientific investigation to construct explanations and draw conclusions. (DOK 3) e. Communicate scientific procedures and conclusions using diagrams, charts, tables, graphs, maps, written explanations, and/or scientific models. (DOK 2) f. Evaluate the results or solutions to problems by considering how well a product or design met the challenge to solve a problem. (DOK 3) g. Infer explanations for why scientists might draw different conclusions from a given set of data. (DOK 2) h. Recognize and analyze alternative explanations and predictions. (DOK 2) 6 th Grade Revised 2011 Page 5
6 SIXTH GRADE SCIENCE 3 rd Nine Weeks CONTENT STRANDS: Inquiry Physical Science Life Science Earth and Space Science COMPETENCIES AND OBJECTIVES: EARTH AND SPACE SCIENCE 6.4 Establish connections among Earth s layers including the lithosphere, hydrosphere, and atmosphere. d. Summarize the causes and effects of pollution on people and the environment (e.g., air pollution, ground pollution, chemical pollution) and justify how and why pollution should be minimized. (DOK 1) g. Research and cite evidence of current resources in Earth s systems. (DOK 3) Resources such as fuels, metals, fresh water, wetlands, and farmlands Methods being used to extend the use of Earth s resources through recycling, reuse, and renewal 7.4 Describe the properties and structure of the sun and the moon with respect to the Earth. d. Conclude why factors, such as lack of resources and climate can limit the growth of populations in specific niches in the ecosystem. (DOK 2) Abiotic factors that affect population, growth, and size (quantity of light, water, range of temperatures, soil compositions) Cycles of water, carbon, oxygen, and nitrogen in the environment Role of single-celled organisms (e.g., phytoplankton) in the carbon and oxygen cycles g. Research and evaluate the use of renewable and nonrenewable resources and critique efforts in the United States including (but not limited) to Mississippi to conserve natural resources and reduce global warming. (DOK 3) How materials are reused in a continuous cycle in ecosystems, (e.g., Mississippi Ethanol Gasification Project to develop and demonstrate technologies for the conversion of biomass to ethanol) Benefits of solid waste management (reduce, reuse, recycle) Conserving renewable and nonrenewable resources (e.g., The Recycling and Solid Waste Reduction Program in Jackson, MS) 6 th Grade Revised 2011 Page 6
7 8.4 Describe the Earth s System in terms of its position to objects in the universe, structure and composition, climate, and renewable and nonrenewable resources. d. Research the importance of the conservation of renewable and nonrenewable resources, including (but not limited to) Mississippi, and justify methods that might be useful in decreasing the human impact on global warming. (DOK 3) Greenhouse gases The effects of the human population Relationships of the cycles of water, carbon, oxygen, and nitrogen PHYSICAL SCIENCE 6.2 Analyze chemical and physical changes and interactions involving energy and forces that affect motion of objects. f. Develop a logical argument to explain how the forces which affect the motion of objects has real-world applications including (but not limited to) examples of Mississippi s contributions as follows: (DOK 3) Automotive industry (Nissan s new production plant is located in Canton, MS. Toyota s new facility is in Tupelo, MS.) Aerospace industry (The Raspet Flight Research Laboratory, housed at Mississippi State University, is one of the premier university flight research facilities in the country.) Shipbuilding industry (Ingall s Shipbuilding, of Pascagoula, MS, is a leading supplier of marine vessels to the United States Navy.) 7.2 Develop an understanding of chemical and physical changes, interactions involving energy, and forces that affect motion of objects. f. Describe the effects of unbalanced forces on the speed or direction of an object s motion. (DOK 2) Variables that describe position, distance, displacement, speed, and change in speed of an object Gravity, friction, drag, lift, electric forces, and magnetic forces ** only cover gravity, friction as 7 th grade covers drag, lift, electric forces, and magnetic forces 8.2 Apply concepts relating to an understanding of chemical and physical changes, interactions involving energy, and forces that affect motion of objects. c. Distinguish the motion of an object by its position, direction of motion, speed, and acceleration and represent resulting data in graphic form in order to make a prediction. (DOK 2) 6 th Grade Revised 2011 Page 7
8 INQUIRY 6.1 Conduct a scientific investigation utilizing appropriate process skills. g. Design and conduct an investigation that includes predicting outcomes, using experimental controls, and making inferences. (DOK 3) h. Distinguish between qualitative and quantitative observations and make inferences based on observations. (DOK 3) i. Use simple tools and resources to gather and compare information (using standard, metric, and non-standard units of measurement). (DOK 1) Tools (e.g., English rulers [to the nearest one-sixteenth of an inch], metric rulers [to the nearest millimeter], thermometers, scales, hand lenses, microscopes, balances, clocks, calculators, anemometers, rain gauges, barometers, hygrometers, telescopes, compasses, spring scales) Types of data (e.g., linear measures, mass, volume, temperature, time, area, perimeter) Resources (e.g., Internet, electronic encyclopedias, journals, community resources, etc.) d. Analyze data collected from a scientific investigation to construct explanations and draw conclusions. (DOK 3) e. Communicate scientific procedures and conclusions using diagrams, charts, tables, graphs, maps, written explanations, and/or scientific models. (DOK 2) f. Evaluate the results or solutions to problems by considering how well a product or design met the challenge to solve a problem. (DOK 3) g. Infer explanations for why scientists might draw different conclusions from a given set of data. (DOK 2) h. Recognize and analyze alternative explanations and predictions. (DOK 2) 6 th Grade Revised 2011 Page 8
9 CONTENT STRANDS: SIXTH GRADE 4 th Nine Weeks Inquiry Physical Science Life Science Earth and Space Science COMPETENCIES AND OBJECTIVES: PHYSICAL SCIENCE 6.2 Analyze chemical and physical changes and interactions involving energy and forces that affect motion of objects. c. Investigate and describe the effects of forces acting on objects. (DOK 2) Gravity, friction, magnetism, drag, lift, and thrust ** only cover gravity, friction as 7 th grade covers magnetism, drag, lift, thrust Forces affecting the motion of objects d. Investigate the mechanical and chemical forms of energy and demonstrate the transformations from one form to another. (DOK 2) Energy transformations represented in the use of common household objects Mechanical energy transformed to another form of energy (e.g., vibrations, heat through friction) Chemical energy transformed to another form of energy (e.g., light wands, lightning bugs, batteries, bulbs) 7.2 Develop an understanding of chemical and physical changes, interactions involving energy, and forces that affect motion of objects. c. Compare the force (effort) required to do the same amount of work with and without simple machines (e.g., levers, pulleys, wheel and axle, inclined planes). (DOK 2) 8.2 Apply concepts relating to an understanding of chemical and physical changes, interactions involving energy, and forces that affect motion of objects. f. Recognize Newton s Three Laws of Motion and identify situations that illustrate each law (e.g., inertia, acceleration, action, reaction forces). (DOK 2) 6 th Grade Revised 2011 Page 9
10 INQUIRY 6.1 Conduct a scientific investigation utilizing appropriate process skills. j. Design and conduct an investigation that includes predicting outcomes, using experimental controls, and making inferences. (DOK 3) k. Distinguish between qualitative and quantitative observations and make inferences based on observations. (DOK 3) l. Use simple tools and resources to gather and compare information (using standard, metric, and non-standard units of measurement). (DOK 1) Tools (e.g., English rulers [to the nearest one-sixteenth of an inch], metric rulers [to the nearest millimeter], thermometers, scales, hand lenses, microscopes, balances, clocks, calculators, anemometers, rain gauges, barometers, hygrometers, telescopes, compasses, spring scales) Types of data (e.g., linear measures, mass, volume, temperature, time, area, perimeter) Resources (e.g., Internet, electronic encyclopedias, journals, community resources, etc.) d. Analyze data collected from a scientific investigation to construct explanations and draw conclusions. (DOK 3) e. Communicate scientific procedures and conclusions using diagrams, charts, tables, graphs, maps, written explanations, and/or scientific models. (DOK 2) f. Evaluate the results or solutions to problems by considering how well a product or design met the challenge to solve a problem. (DOK 3) g. Infer explanations for why scientists might draw different conclusions from a given set of data. (DOK 2) h. Recognize and analyze alternative explanations and predictions. (DOK 2) 6 th Grade Revised 2011 Page 10
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